“A great series of race to be part. - A great event,well run with such a community spirit of support for the the rookie to the advanced runner.Everyone is treated as a part of the team. Thank you Jane Mckay”

“Not the best - I have been participating in the ADCB runs for a couple of years now and unfortunately this one was a disappointment in comparison. While I appreciate that no one can control the hot weather, it was rather shocking to know that the organisers ran out of water when we most needed it! I struggled to continue the race and had to walk half of it. Another disappointment was the attitude of a particular organiser whom I know is a great guy but it seems he was under stress knowing there are 500+ participants. But in the future, when a runner hasn't heard you properly and is trying to clarify what you said, taking a look at them and suggesting you know the time they need to finish the race can be very offensive. So please do convey the message to the Abu Dhabi Striders team. We are all there for a positive spirit rather than a judgemental one. Thanks! ”

“I can run very comfortably. - In this marathon, I can run very comfortably. The distance of a start and the goal being near to a parking lot. I was able to enjoy drink and the food after the race enough, too. All the staff is kind. ”

“ZSC 10k Run - Great race and fun day! It would be better though if the music was different and if there were rubbish bins to throw the used water bottles. The cleaner doesn't have to bend his back if there are rubbish bins nearby. Otherwise, everything else was perfect and well organized. Many thanks to the volunteers.”

“Good fun for a good cause - A really good morning, well organised with little to no stress. Pleased the Juniors got trophy's this time. Medals are always above the norm too. Keep up the good work. Appreciated the Breast Cancer talk at the awards ceremony. Hits home why we are running. Thanks. ”

“Great beginning of the season run! - I am so happy we didn't run through the tennis stadium track! Yah! There was one person handing out water around 3k mark. However, he positioned himself too far off to the side that he made it inconvenient to grab water!”

“Great event, my first official run. Inspiring. - Really easy to participate. Now got the running bug after this first official event for me. Well organised and great fun. Thanks.”

“Very impressed! Will do it again! - It was my first time and I was really impressed with everything! Nice atmosphere once there, great and clear organisation and I was happily surprised with the photos few days after the event! I had none to take pics on that day and it's a great service you're providing! My next race is in November and I'm really looking forward to that! thanks to all the organisers!”

“Nice event - I plan to do the other 2! - All good - no complaints. Knew about event because of affiliation with AD Striders. ”

“Good experience - It is good for charity. ”

“Well done to the commitee & volunteers - A safe and pleasant course. The Music Boosts were inspirational!!! I'm inspired to train & chase down my peers at the next gig. run on”

“Great day, good vibe, super cause - What happened to the best dressed prize? Some racers went to a lot of effort... Emails prior to the rest suggested a prize... Not that that was what the event was about, but it would have kept with the great buzz that was there! :)”

“Great job! - I would like to thank all the volunteers who were there to guide the runners, provide them with water and everything. And thanx for everyone who cheered. Thanx for the organizers and the sponsors for supporting the awareness of breast cancer. ”

“A good workout before Friday Brunch - A good event as usual. Nice pink shirts not same quality of other Striders runs. Markings (by km) could be more frequent and clearer. Great atmosphere!. I'll be back!”

“It was fun! - No long ques in pack collection ;) it was fun”

“Another quality 10k - Great event as usual - lovely day, well managed, ever so slightly short of 10k but not enough to worry about...shame i had a stinking cold otherwise I'd have run better. Good job all round”

“No routing at finish line - No medals for me race was awful Breakfast was poor No stretching session before or after course to prevent any future injuries ”

“Badly organised - Very badly organised - worst I've ever experienced in any country! This was my first race in a long time and I was hoping for a great experience. Unfortunately it wasn't to be. At the start most people complained they could not hear the race briefing. The announcements were terrible. People couldn't hear. Some inexperienced 5km runners started running with the 10km runners as nobody heard any details being told on the speaker. Some 5km runners even started running when the test starter gun went off and were shouted at to come back and start again. Terrible planning and organisation. One water station at 2.5 kms was ridiculous. A lot of people were very dehyrated and a lot of inexperienced and experienced runners were throwing up throughout the course. Also, there were a lot of Indian men along the course staring and shouting at the women passing and blocked the course when we were trying to run on the course. This was very intimidating and scary. A lot of the women were upset over this that were running in my group. Another upsetting thing was the 5km runners were told to stay on the left and the 10km runners would stay on the right of the course. However, along the race the cyclist with the fastest male runner suddenly cycled by screaming at all of us thatwe were to 'move now, move.Get out of the way NOW!!' Eventhough everyone was at the very left of the track and well out of the way as we were told to be! Nobody appreciated being roared at and being treated so aggressively. It's not on. Nobody signed up for a breast cancer run to be treated like this. Obviously whoever organised this event certainly did not give everybody involved correct information as to the running of it. The runners suffered as a result. Furthermore, there were no obvious kilometer markers. This is basic in any race. When we asked the marshals for the distance only one, at kilometer 4 could actually tell us what checkpoint we were at. This was very poor indeed. I've been a marshal on many occassions and always had race information at the ready for the competitors. That's basic. Overall it wasn't a very pleasant experience. Very simple and basic organisation was most certainly overlooked and lead to a disappointing race for most I've spoken to about it. ”

“Great event! - Well organised as ever except for the temporary running out of water at the finish. I know more water arrived after some time, but crossing the finish line after the hottest, most humid 10km I had ever done, all I wanted was water and there wasn't any!”

“Excellent pre-communications and even giveaways - More water stations because of the weather, at the finish line I couldn't locate the water station, but overall an excellent start of the season, excellent effort”

“Always a great fun race - Well organised and supported. Always a good race.”

“I found the event very successful. - I felt like there could have been more water stations. Also more clear signs to show the route, not that I had any difficulty with lots of people running ahead of me.”

“5k Boondoggle - Overall I loved this event but the 5k start was quite the boodoggle... the "false" start a minute before the real start... then the leaders taking off in the wrong direction (why was there no signage or marshal there diverting/ holding the car that was directly in our path?) And would it be possible to have the children NOT be starting right at the front? Reserve it for the sub-20 minute runners, please. And then you had the 2nd and 3rd place guys on the 5k cutting corners (massively) to try to make up distance.. I understand being upset about taking the wrong route, but no need to cheat by arbitrarily cutting corners, boys!! There were no marshalls in this part of the course (before 1km mark) to observe this, but in my opinion, they should be disqualified. I know it's a fun race, but let's see some good sportsmanship, please! Lastly, would it be so much extra trouble to put 2k and 3k markers along the course? (or 2.5, at a minimum?) Again, overall I love the energy, fun and organization of the ZSC runs and had a great time, but there were a few things that could make it go better!”

“A great start of the season!! - Maybe water stands should be available towards the end of the race between 7 and 8km. Also more quantity as they ran out towards the end of the race. All in all a good organization and lots of volunteers. Keep up the good work.”

“Where's my saucony running jersey? - Not a bad race but I was expecting a proper Saucony running jersey as given out in previous events, a bit of a disappointment. Was Saucony not one of the event's sponsors? Should have been an extra water station or two for the humid morning that was in it! Also perhaps better to do presentations in the shade, the poor WWE fella was sweating buckets.”

“Overall, happy with the race. - Great race, but pity there was no food at the end of the race as promised. Also, water was very scarce at the end of the race.”

“Overall great but please don't run out of water! - Great organization, few improvement opportunities: Please have a better PA system for Steve to give us the intro speech Water ran out before all had completed the race! Music from Healthpoint was a downer rather than a picker-upper Thanks for all, it's great what AD Striders does for the small runner community in Abu Dhabi ”

“Enjoyed it - A good start to the season - I like running in the stadium but the course change was good just the same. Thanks to the volunteers - especially around the 4/9km mark. ”

“Great event - Just want to say a huge thank you for the arrangement of the running seminar the night before the event. It was hugely informative and very inspiring. Now if you could just do something about the heat and humidity that would be great thanks ;)”

“Nice race, well organised overall - My only criticism is that the race definitely either needs more people at the aid stations or just lay out the drinks on tables to allow the runners to pick them up as they run by. The poor guy at the 2.5km aid station was already run of his feet and I was in the top 15 so he must have been really struggling when the main body of the race went through. I would also prefer trophies for the 10km run rather than the prices nice though they were. I spoke to some of the other podium people and they all said the same thing. A very nice race though and I mean these comments constructively to improve the event overall and not taken as complaints :-)”

“Loads of fun - Great ... improvement s required for support stations”

“It has been better - Never before has this event run out of water at the finish line.....”

“Excellently organised event - Well done to everyone behind this....the whole event was slickly managed, from pre-race information and briefing to post-race results delivery.”

“A good event, generally well organized - Personally I think the new course is much better than the usual one set before. My one and only comment is that there we not enough water stations, The two were not manned well, although the lads tried their best to hand out the cups. Suggest at least another station with a long table where the runners can pick up the water themselves rather than have it handed to them. a lot of us missed the pick up as the lad only had one pair of hands! thanks to him though for trying his best. Well done to the organizers - the presentation area was really nice. Look forward to the next run. ”

“It was a good start of the day. - Thanks”

“Great run (again) - Good start to the season. A good, well organised run as usual and good charitable cause. Only slight grumble being not a Saucony shirt but that really is a minor quibble. Keep up the good work.”

“Awesome Job AD Striders! - This race keeps getting bigger and better. I think it helped that ZSC was also hosting the WWE this weekend, as that made for more people watching us, and more bathroom facilities. The facilities that are usually available in Haddins Gym are way too small for 500 runners. As usual a great day for a great run. I am definitely looking forward to the half marathon next month!”

“Good job - I would like to thank every single person orgnize this event.it was amazing”

“Great event - pink shirts weren't very breathable - Good course considering wrestling using the stadium, well organised, would have been nice to have an extra water station and/or larger water bottles. Pink shirts good quality .... But not breathable so just became heavy - better for colder climates !!!”

“Nice run - Nice run, good fast course, if a little hot (but doubt the organisers can control that). Only improvement would be a bit more notice for the water at halfway through the lap- almost missed it the 1st time round.”

“Water shortage - How is it possible that by lap 2 there was no more water. That's crazy for an event like this. ”

“Great, like always! - Yeah, as always the event was well organised yet relaxed and fun. Thanks! ”

“Start of the run - I would recommend to start the run earlier, because it gets pretty hot by 8am when most of runners finish, 6am would be much better.”

“No bag storage; couldn't run - I arrived at the race in a taxi (I do not own a car) and I had my bags to go to work but there was no place to store my things so I left without running -- very disappointing. Heard several other people asking about bag storage”